Back From Our All Family Vacation

"I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery...
air, hills, trees, people,
I thought, "This is what it is to be happy."
Syliva Plath

Without even knowing, Our family vacation together included
the joy of
Hygge

They say Hygge is why Denmark is one of the happiest nations on Earth.
Simple pleasures.
Hygge is about seeing beauty in the everyday and savoring
each moment by spending time with loved ones 
or that well deserved me time.

Going unwired
especially from social media.

Absorb as many simple pleasures that you can weave into you life
for a daily dose of hygge.

"An optimist is a man who plants two acorns

and buys a hammock."

Jean de Lattre de Tassigny

Hygge Norwegian word meaning 
"To give courage, comfort and joy.

"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale."
Hans Christian Anderson

Did somebody say, "Danny, get back in the water to warm up!"

Laugh if you will but this is one of my happy places!

"To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,

To gain all while you give

To roam the roads of lands remote,

To travel is to live."

Hans Christian Andersen

Open Fires!

"A hearth of one's own is worth gold."
Danish proverb

Jack has the art of bonfires down pretty well!

 Open fires

A simple pleasure of life,

relaxing in front of a fire,

a warm, cozy atmosphere

as it crackles and flickers

the aroma of wood smoke

it all calms and soothes 

evoking a primal connection

 and sense of belonging.

Just lose yourself in the reverie of watching

the flames dance.

How about items to craft 

for instant Hygge?

Whether it's making something from scratch

or just creating with your own hands 

it always oozes character and orginality

and gets your imagination flowing

 filling you with hygge happiness.

"A good handicraft rests on a golden foundation."
Danish proverb

Hard at work waking up all their inspiration juices.

Smile for my camera artists!

"Ta-dah! Your very own gorgeous
handicraft!"

We also had a birthday to celebrate for Karina!
and Cindy Bear, being Karina's favorite character came to help celebrate!

Gosh we love you Cindy Bear!

Cindy even autographed their decorated shirts!

"Family, like branches on a tree
we all grow in different directions
yet our roots remain as one."

The more hammocks the better
to amuse and enjoy yourself! 


After every trip it's always good to return back home.

Downtown Minneapolis.

Give this a thought tonight when evening falls,

"There they stand,
the innumerable stars,
shining in order
like a living hymn,
written in light."
Nathaniel Parker Willis
and 
"To catch the thrill of a happy voice
and the light of a pleasant eye!
Stirs every heart."

Thanks for stopping in
and take good care of you.